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Couples Therapy for Domestic Violence

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Recruiting

Led By Gunnur Karakurt, PhD

Research Sponsored by Keming Gao

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Only heterosexual couples will be included in the study

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and week 8

Summary

This trial will look at whether couples therapy can help prevent violence in relationships. Researchers will use questionnaires and measures of emotion to see how well couples respond to therapy.

Who is the study for?

This study is for heterosexual couples over 18 years old who have been in a relationship for at least one year and experience mild to moderate situational couple violence. Both partners must be willing to undergo therapy together, aiming to stay in the relationship. They should not have severe intimate partner violence or history of violent offenses, and they must be stable on any psychotropic medication for the past year.

What is being tested?

The trial investigates if couples therapy can prevent escalation and recurrence of situational couple violence among couples with mild to moderate issues. It involves self-report questionnaires and psycho-physiological markers to assess emotional responses before and after therapy sessions.

What are the potential side effects?

While this trial does not involve medical interventions that typically have side effects, participating in couples therapy may bring up uncomfortable emotions or tension as sensitive topics are discussed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am in a heterosexual relationship.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and week 8

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and week 8

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and week 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Association between change in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and change each partner's psychophysiological regulation in terms of Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) activity

Examine the associations between change IPV and change each partner's psychophysiological regulation in terms of Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) activity.

Secondary study objectives

Examine the longitudinal effects of conjoint therapy on IPV and each partner's psychophysiological regulation in terms of HPA

Examine the longitudinal effects of conjoint therapy on IPV and each partner's psychophysiological regulation in terms of PNS activity